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Full
Tour from St. Charles, MO to Seaside, OR: $4300 (June 8th -
July 21, 2010)
or choose from the tour legs below:
St.
Charles , MO to Independece, MO
June
8th - June 12th, 2010 $550 |
St.
Charles, MO to Nebraska City, NE
June
8th - June 15th, 2010 $900 |
Nebraska
City, NE to Bismark, ND
June
16th - June 26th, 2010 $1100 |
Bismark,
ND to Great Falls, MT
June
27th - July 7th, 2010 $1200 |
Great
Falls, MT to Seaside, OR
July
8th - July 21st, 2010 $1400 |
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and Clark Bike Tour Pictures -
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Cycle
the trail forged two hundred years ago by Lewis and
Clark’s Corp or Discovery. Relive the courageous
journey that opened the west, and witness the history
that still thrives in the culture along the trail today.
We will cycle 2800 miles in 44 days (five days off)
from St. Louis, Missouri, to the Pacific Ocean at Seaside,
Oregon. We’ll cycle along the Missouri River,
cross the plains, and climb the Rocky Mountains. Descend
down the Clearwater to the Snake River, cycling to the
Columbia River, which will lead us to the glorious Pacific
Ocean. Throughout this adventurous ride we will be experiencing
the surroundings that only a camping cyclist could enjoy.
Truly, an adventure of a lifetime.
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| St.
Charles, MO to Independence, MO -
June
8th - June 12th, 2010 |
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Type:
Fully Supported Camping/Meals
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Departure
Dates: June 8 - June 12, 2010 |
Level:
Easy |
Start
City: St. Charles, Missouri |
Duration:
5 Days/5 Nights |
End
City: Independence, Missouri |
Distance:
58 miles daily average |
Price:
$550 |
| Riding
out of St. Charles, the traffic free romance
of cycling is ones first impression of the
Katy Trail. The beauty of towering limestone
bluffs and quaint villages along the Missouri
River come alive for the next 150 miles. We
will travel the Historic MKT Trail, formerly
the Missouri, Kansas, Texas railway, the longest
rail-trail in the country. We will get the
chance to visit old world German Wineries,
historic villages, and witness for ourselves
the water route which began the journey of
Lewis and Clark and the Corp. of Discovery.
We will spend our third
night in Arrow Rock; an important stop on
the Santa Fe Trail.
Our fourth night will be
in historic Lexington, site of the civil
war, Battle of the Hemp Bales.
On the fifth day of our
adventure we will roll into Historic Independence;
where the Oregon Trail began, and home of
U.S. President Harry S. Truman.
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St. Charles, Mo to Nebraska City,
NE - June
8th - June 15th, 2010 |
Type:
Fully Supported Camping/Meals |
Departure
Dates: June 8th- June 15, 2010 |
| Level:
Easy - Moderate |
Start
City: St. Charles, Missouri |
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Duration:
8 Days/8 Nights |
End
City: Nebraska City, NE |
| Distance:
58 miles daily average |
Price:
$900 |
Following
the Missouri River north from Independence
and Kansas City, we will arrive in Atchison,
Kansas, home of Amelia Earhart. Continuing
north along the edge of the Kansas Flint
Hills our route brings us along the Missouri
River on quiet back-roads into the soft
rolling hills of southeastern Nebraska.
In Historic Brownville we will enter onto
the Steam Boat Trace, another bike friendly
rail-trail leading us along limestone
bluffs through the Missouri River bottom-lands
to Nebraska City, home of Jay Sterling
Morton, founder of Arbor Day. While in
Nebraska City on our first day off, enjoy
the sites of; The Lewis and Clark Interpretive
Center, with its replica keel boat, Jay
Sterling Morton’s home - Arbor Lodge
and its Carriage House, the Lied Nature
Center, and the historic homes and buildings
along this river-towns old brick streets.
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| Nebraska
City, NE to Bismark, ND -
June 16th - June 26th, 2010 |
Type:
Fully Supported Camping/Meals |
Departure
Dates: June 16- June 26, 2010 |
Level:
Easy - Moderate |
Start
City: Nebraska City, NE |
Duration:
10 Days/10 Nights |
End
City: Bismarck, ND |
Distance:
78 miles daily average |
Price:
$1,100 |
Cycling
north we cross the confluence of the Platte
River into the Mighty Missouri, on our
way to Fort Atkinson, where Lewis and
Clark had their first council with Indians.
Riding is easy through the prosperous
little farming communities of the Missouri
River Valley. As we enter into the Dakotas
the Missouri River becomes big water,
with four dams holding back the flow,
creating a recreation oasis for hundreds
of miles through South Dakota. As you
are riding along, it’s not hard
to imagine Lewis and Clark and their hunting
party’s marching through the vast
open plains of the Dakotas. Our second
day off will be spent in the South Dakota
State Capitol of Pierre, site of the Teton
Sioux Council in September of 1804. The
Native American influence, and interaction
with the Lewis and Clark expedition, becomes
more apparent as we cycle through the
vast Dakota hills.
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| Bismark,
ND to Great Falls, MT - June
27th - July 7th, 2010 |
Type:
Fully Supported Camping/Meals |
Departure
Dates: June 27- July 7, 2010 |
Level:
Moderate - Challenging |
Start
City: Bismark, ND |
Duration:
11 Days/11 Nights |
End
City: Great Falls, MT |
Distance:
68 miles daily average |
Price:
$1,200 |
Far
reaching vistas and an abundance of rich
Native American history awaits the cyclists
through North Dakota and Montana. One of
the most compeling Lewis and Clark interpretations
along the route is found in Washburn at
the L&C Interpretive Center. See a replica
of the 1804-5 Mandan Winter Quarters, and
up the road visit the childhood village
of Sakakawea on the Knife River. We will
pedal through the Dakota Badlands into the
Big Sky Country of Montana, where the Rocky
Mountains begin to rise up around us. On
our day off in Great Falls we will have
the opportunity to experience for ourselves
the grandeur of the Great Falls of the Missouri
that the Mandans had told Lewis and Clark
about the previous winter. Also at the Falls
is the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center,
depicting the lenghty struggle of the Corp
of Discovery to portage around the magnificent
falls.
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| Great
Falls, MT to Seaside, OR - July
8th - July 21st, 2010 |
Type:
Fully Supported Camping/Meals |
Departure
Dates: July 8 to July 21, 2010 |
Level:
Moderate - Challenging |
Start
City: Great Falls, MT |
Duration:
13 Days/13 Nights |
End
City: Seaside, OR |
Distance:
67 miles daily average |
Price:
$1,400 |
Leaving
Great Falls we will climb through the
Rockies to Rogers Pass, where we will
cross the Continental Divide and descend
down the timbered pass along the Blackfoot
River into Missoula. Our next day begins
climbing from the Clarks Fork River in
Missoula along Lolo Creek toward Lolo
Pass, then its downhill along what is
said by many of our riders to be, “one
of the most beautiful rides anyone could
imagine.” There are plenty of places
to cool off as you wind along the Lochsa
and Clearwater Rivers into Lewiston. A
day off in Lewiston will get us ready
for the last week of this adventure. We
will follow the Snake River out of town
and climb through the rolling hills of
wheat that will deliver us to the Columbia
River. Towering columns of basalt watch
us pass, as we cruise along the Columbia
River. Cycling past waterfalls on the
Historic Columbia River Highway, we make
our way through the Cascade Mountains
toward the Pacific Ocean, and the end
of the trail at Seaside.
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